Gen Z and Millennials Boast Strongest Appetite to Invest Compared to Older Generations

• 5 months 1 week ago
• Personal Finance

Younger generations are demonstrating much greater appetite to invest compared to their parents’ generation as they look to beat inflation and low returns on cash savings, according to research from new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy.

Checkout.com Data Release: Wet Weather Pushes Late-August Clothing Spend to Yearly Highs

• 5 months 1 week ago
• Personal Finance

New data from Checkout.com, leading global digital payments company, reveals significant peaks in online clothing spending, with August emerging as the most notable month of the year for consumer fashion purchases. Transaction data shows a clear spike at the end of the month, with the last week of August (ending 31st) seeing an astonishing 70.8% surge in spending compared to the average week for the year to date.

Fiserv Small Business Index Holds Steady in August as Consumer Resilience Meets Spending Caution

• 5 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for August 2025, with the seasonally-adjusted Index holding steady at 149. Year-over-year sales (+3.9%) and transactions (+3.7%) remained strong, as resilient consumer spending continued. Average ticket sizes (+0.3%) also grew compared to 2024.

School Costs Leave Parents’ Pensions Short-Changed, New PensionBee Survey Finds

• 5 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

As UK children prepare to head back to school, a new survey from PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, reveals the stark financial trade-offs parents are being forced to make – with saving for retirement often one of the first casualties.

FCA Seeks Boost to Workplace Savings to Help People Navigate Their Financial Lives

• 5 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

The FCA is providing clarity around workplace savings schemes so employers and savings providers can offer them with greater confidence. To help more employees benefit, the FCA has worked with partners to provide clarity on the rules around schemes. This includes setting out how employers can avoid breaching National Minimum Wage requirements and explaining how providers can meet financial promotions requirements.

New Global Research Reveals AI's Role in Student Money Management

• 5 months 3 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

2 in 5 Brits Have Used AI for Personal Finance Advice

• 5 months 3 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

2 in 5 Brits (40%) have used a generative AI tool such as ChatGPT or Gemini for personal finance advice, according to research by personal finance comparison site Finder. That’s an estimated 21.3 million people in the UK. 

Students Say Managing Bills is the Hardest Part of Being an Adult at University

• 5 months 4 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

With over half a million UK students expected to head1 to university for the first time this Autumn, a Visa study reveals that more than a third (39%) of current UK university students say managing bills is the hardest part of adulting* at university. This ranks higher than other struggles including eating healthy meals (31%), maintaining a clean home (29%) and doing laundry (26%). 

Happy Money Study Reveals Gap Between Consumers’ Financial Stress and Their Debt Management Strategies

• 6 months 6 days ago
• Personal Finance

  Happy Money, a leading consumer finance company dedicated to empowering individuals through responsible lending, today released The Credit Check-In, a new report exploring how Americans are managing debt and financial stress in 2025.

Pension Saving Strong in 2025, Yet Gender Inequality Remains Entrenched

• 6 months 6 days ago
• Personal Finance

Pension savers have maintained strong contribution levels in the first half of 2025, sustaining the record momentum seen in 2024, according to new analysis from leading online pension provider, PensionBee. However, the figures, based on 286,000 invested PensionBee customers as of 30 June 2025, reveal a persistent gender gap in pension savings, highlighting ongoing inequality in retirement outcomes and raising fresh questions about how to close... more

Small Businesses Could Unlock Hundreds in Extra Savings Interest With Smarter Account Choices

• 6 months 1 week ago
• Personal Finance

Small businesses could boost their savings by up to £190 a year by being more aware of how interest rates are structured on business savings accounts, according to new analysis by Moneybox using data from Moneyfacts. The findings highlight a significant opportunity for small businesses to improve their cash flow by making simple, informed decisions about where to hold their funds.

80 Percent of First‑Time Buyers Moved Back in With Parents to Get on the Ladder, Survey Finds

• 6 months 1 week ago
• Personal Finance

Four fifths (80%) of first-time buyers moved back in with their parents to save for a deposit, TSB finds.  TSB surveyed over 1,000 first-time buyers who had bought a property in the past year – and found that compromise and location are key, as three quarters (75%) of new property owners opted for fewer bedrooms, a smaller property and less outdoor space to buy in a preferred post code.   

New Data Shows 4 in 10 Brits Never Recover Money Lost After Falling Victim To Scams

• 6 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

40% of Brits who have been victims of frauds or scams in the last year haven’t been able to recover the money lost as a result, highlighting the urgent need for fraud-resistant payment methods, a new survey has revealed. 

PensionBee Launches Petition Demanding Government Action On Pension Transfer Delays

• 6 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, has launched a national petition urging the government to introduce a legally enforceable 10-day pension switch guarantee, as frustration mounts over the glacial pace of pension switches.

Workplace Pension Statistics Show Clear‑Cut Case to Boost ‘Invisible Worker’ Pensions

• 6 months 2 weeks ago
• Personal Finance

The Department for Work and Pensions has this morning published annual statistics on workplace pension participation and savings trends: 2009 to 2024. The statistics showed that rates of participation in Auto Enrolment have remained stable in recent years, along with stopping savings levels and contribution levels.